Jane's Fighting Ships 1977-78 by Moore, Captain John (Editor) - 1977

New York : Franklin Watts, Inc., 1978. First Edition. Hardback. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dw. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 828 pages; Description: 828 p. : illus. ; 32 cm. Subjects: Navies --Periodicals --Warships.

New York: Franklin Watts Inc, 1977. First American Publication/Edition, Presumed First printing thus. Hardcover. Good. Quarto. 829, [3] pages. Illustrations (some with color). Silhouettes. Tables. Addenda. Index on Named Ships. Index of Classes. Title page and several other pages creased. Some cover wear and soiling. This is a large and heavy book and would require additional shipping charges if sent outside of the United States. Jane's Fighting Ships is an annual reference book of information on all the world's warships arranged by nation, including information on ships' names, dimensions, armaments, silhouettes and photographs, etc. Each edition describes and illustrates warships of different national naval and paramilitary forces, providing data on their characteristics. The first issue was illustrated with Jane's own ink sketches--photos began to appear with the third volume in 1900. The present title was adopted in 1905. It was originally published by John Frederick Thomas Jane (usually known… Read More

Jane's Yearbooks/Franklin Watts, 1977-01-01. Hardcover. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!